Ekta Bisht - Age, Wiki and Bio | Indian Women Cricketer

Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Ekta Bisht

Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Listening to Music, practicing yoga

International Debut

Test	13 August 2014 vs England Women in Wormsley
ODI	2 July 2011 vs Australia Women in Chesterfield
T20	23 June 2011 vs Australia Women in Billericay

Coach/Mentor

Not Known

Jersey Number

#8 (India)

Domestic/State Teams

Bowling Style

Slow left-arm orthodox

Batting Style

Left-hand bat

Records/Achievements (main ones)

While playing against Sri Lanka in ICC World Women T20 World Cup in October 2012, Bisht took a hat-trick in the last over Srilanka's innings helping India restrict the opponents to a modest 100 runs for 8 wickets. India went on to win the match.
In February 2017, Bisht bowled-out 5 wickets of Pakistan slipping away just 8 runs. Interestingly, 7 out of her 10 overs were maiden. Her outstanding performance helped India ridicule Pakistani batting line-up for their tenth record low of 67 runs. India registered a seven-wicket win in the match.
Bisht, in one of the league matches of ICC Women World 2017, claimed 5 wickets conceding just 18 runs in her 10 over spell. Her destructive bowling figures helped India thrash their arch-rivals Pakistan by a margin of 95 runs in a low score chase of 170.

Ekta Bisht's smoking habits are not known.
It is not known if Ekta Bisht drinks alcohol.
She is the first female cricketer from Uttarakhand, India to play at the international level.
Ekta Bisht has been a valuable asset to the Indian team in difficult situations.
In the 2024 Women’s Premier League auction, Ekta Bisht was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 60 lakh on December 9, 2023.
Royal Challengers Bangalore acquired Ekta Bisht in the auction for the 2024 Women’s Premier League.